Midriff
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| - | :In [[Hollywood]], Bardot was considered too [[risqué]] to handle — erotica like Bardot's ''[[Cette sacrée gamine]]'' (''[[That Crazy Kid]]'', [[1955]]) was not typical of the American cinema of the time, and it was considered acceptable at the box office so long as it was clearly labeled "[[European erotica|European]]." The [[Doris Day]] era was in full swing, and [[Jane Russell]] in ''[[The French Line]]'' (1953) was thought to have been going too far by showing her [[midriff]]. --[[Sholem Stein]] | + | In the human body, the '''midriff''' is the section of the body between the [[chest]] and the [[waist]], i.e. the [[Diaphragm (anatomy)|diaphragm]] area. Its main outside anatomical feature is the [[navel]]. "Midriff" is often misspelled "mid-drift" or "midrift". |
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In the human body, the midriff is the section of the body between the chest and the waist, i.e. the diaphragm area. Its main outside anatomical feature is the navel. "Midriff" is often misspelled "mid-drift" or "midrift".
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